Rick Santorum (R)

Industries

Many presidential candidates receive the bulk of their funds from the same industries and Washington-based interest groups that dominate giving to all federal politicians and parties. Beyond this, some candidates receive sizable amounts from industries that make up the economic base of their home state. From this table, you can get a flavor of which are the top industries giving to this politician.

Top Industries

Rank

Industry

Total

1

Retired

$1,509,592

2

Republican/Conservative

$448,344

3

Health Professionals

$365,855

4

Real Estate

$305,145

5

Misc Business

$263,060

6

Lawyers/Law Firms

$235,425

7

Securities & Investment

$187,675

8

Business Services

$186,310

9

Misc Finance

$183,518

10

Education

$159,309

11

Misc Manufacturing & Distributing

$146,104

12

Insurance

$143,168

13

Hospitals/Nursing Homes

$137,046

14

Crop Production & Basic Processing

$126,210

15

Computers/Internet

$108,210

16

Civil Servants/Public Officials

$106,140

17

General Contractors

$94,098

18

Oil & Gas

$93,425

19

Construction Services

$75,126

20

Automotive

$69,882

Sector Totals

This chart classifies the candidate's contributions into one of 13 main sectors  10 within the business community, one for labor, one for ideological/single-issue groups, and one for "other."

Percent of Contributions Coded

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2012 election cycle and based on
Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Monday, March 25, 2013.

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